1. INTERVIEW

A confidential interview will be scheduled with someone in the administration to discuss enrollment. (This is not required for parents of kindergarten students unless requested.) Students in grades 6-12 must meet with the administrator before final acceptance is granted.


2. REQUIRED FORMS

The following forms must be read thoroughly and turned in with the registration fee.
_____ Application – No one will be considered as a prospective student for enrollment without a complete application submitted to the office.
_____ Statement of Cooperation
_____ Standard of Conduct (Grades 6-12)
_____ Medical History
_____ Medical Treatment
_____ Release from Liability
_____ Student Record Release (Grades 1-12)
_____ Birth Certificate
_____ Immunization Record

3. PAYMENT

A registration fee of $175.00 (that is due in full by May 1) must accompany the application in order to reserve a place in the classroom.

Admission Policies & Procedures

2010-2011 Standard Fee Schedule


REGISTRATION FEE

A registration fee of $175.00 must be paid each school year for each child.  It is due with each child’s Application for Enrollment.  Registration fees are non-refundable unless Temple Christian Academy does not accept the student.


BOOK AND MATERIALS FEE

The Book and Materials Fee is $200.00 per student.  It covers the cost of consumable materials used by the student as well as the usage of non-consumable books for the entire year.  Additional charges will be incurred for lost or seriously damaged books or supplies.  The fee covers all necessary supplies for kindergarten students.  The Book and Materials Fee is due by June 1, 2010.


TUITION

Temple Christian Academy offers two methods of payment for annual tuition:

1. The full year’s tuition may be paid in full at the time of enrollment. A tuition discount of five percent will be given if tuition is paid in full, along with  
    Registration and Book Fees by May 31, 2010. 
The five percent discount will not be refunded if the student does not complete the school
    year.

2. Tuition may be paid in ten equal installments due the first of each month from August 1 through May 1.


 

2009-2010 Standard Tuition Fees

Number of Children Enrolled        Standard Yearly Tuition Rate        Standard Monthly Tuition Rate

1                                                    $6,410.00                                      $641.00

2                                                    $8,720.00                                      $872.00

3                                                    $10,130.00                                    $1,013.00

4                                                    $11,600.00                                    $1,160.00


Tuition is due the first day of each month.  Each month’s installment must reach the office by the first day of that month.  Students are subject to dismissal if the account falls in arrears by ten days.


NON-PAYMENT

Temple Christian Academy reserves the right to withdraw students at any time for delinquency of tuition, fees, or extended school day charges.


REFUND POLICY

Students who attend any portion of a month will be responsible for the entire month’s tuition.  No refund will be made for students who are absent from school for any length of absence.  Registration and book fees are non-refundable.  Upon early withdrawal, any month’s tuition paid in advance will be refunded if the student has not attended any days during that month.


GRADUATION FEES

Graduation fees are due by April 15, 2011, from any student who will participate in a graduation ceremony at Temple Christian Academy.


Kindergarten--$30.00

Eighth Grade--$30.00

Twelfth Grade--$100.00


EXTENDED SCHOOL DAY

Extended school day is offered in the mornings from 7:00 until 7:45 and in the afternoons from 3:45 until 6:00.  The charge is $2.00 each morning and $5.00 each afternoon per child.  Rather than being charged a per day rate, a parent may opt to pay $25.00 per week for both the mornings and the afternoons.  Parents desiring the flat-rate fee will need to notify the school office in writing by September 1, 2010.  Extended school day charges will be added to your account once a week and may be checked on RenWeb.


FINE ARTS FEES

Elementary students may participate in different events throughout the year for $15.00 per event.  All secondary students must participate in at least one fine art event every year; there is no charge for the first event and $15.00 for each additional event.  Some secondary group events may be charged a reduced amount.


ATHLETIC FEES

All students who participate in a sporting event will be charged an athletic fee at the beginning of that sport season.  This fee will cover the rental of the uniform and miscellaneous expenses.











SCIENCE LAB FEES

Students enrolled in either a biology or chemistry class will be charged a science fee of $25.00 to help defray the cost of dissecting and chemistry experiments.  This fee will be added to your September 1 bill.


ACHIEVEMENT TESTS FEE

All students will take the Stanford Achievement Tests in the spring.  The $20.00 fee will cover the purchase and scoring of the testing materials.  The testing fee will be due on April 1.  The results for the achievement tests will be mailed to the parents in June.


MUSIC FEES

All 3rd-5th grade students will be charged $5.00 for a music recorder.  All high school students enrolled in choir who have not previously purchased their formal choir attire will need to pay $75.00 before the outfit can be ordered.  Students who desire to learn to play a string instrument will be charged $30.00 for the Jaffe strings program; this fee will be added to the October 1 bill.




Temple Christian Academy admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin.

Tuition

4. TESTING

All applicants for enrollment in grades 2-12 will be given an entrance test unless they have current SAT or CAT achievement test scores.

5. FINAL ACCEPTANCE

You will be notified concerning acceptance of your child(ren) after the test is completed and the application is reviewed by the Admissions Committee. Registration of a student is not finalized until the following has been completed: application, student record forms, school medical records, testing, interview, and registration fee paid. NOTE: In some cases, new students in grades 6-12 may be placed on academic probation in order to determine permanent eligibility in the school.

6. SCHEDULE OF PAYMENT
a. Books/Materials Usage Fee ($200.00 per child) is due June 1.
b. First Tuition Payment is due August 1.

ADMISSION POLICY

Temple Christian Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, athletics, and other school-administered programs. No child, who has or has had a record with the police department, will be allowed to enroll in TCA. In addition, the academy will not admit students who are married, divorced, parents, age 20 or older by time of graduation, or have a history of drug possession or alcoholic consumption.

Application for EnrollmentAdmissions_files/Application%20for%20Enrollment.pdf
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Elementary Intramurals
Soccer - $50.00
Volleyball - $50.00
Basketball - $50.00
Cheerleading - $50.00

Junior High Sports
Football - $150.00
Volleyball - $75.00
Basketball - $100.00
Cheerleading - $75.00

High School Sports
Football - $200.00
Volleyball - $100.00
Basketball - $125.00
Cheerleading - $100.00
Baseball - $125.00
Softball - $125.00